An improved method of studying fingernail morphometry: Application to the early detection of fingernail clubbing

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 4 I, 1998, Pages 640-642

  Goyal, S ^a   Griffiths, W A D ^a   Omarouayache, S ^a   Mohammedi, R ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLUBBING FINGERS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FINGER NAIL; HUMAN; ICHTHYOSIS; KERATOSIS PALMOPLANTARIS; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERODERMA;

EID: 0031688942     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(98)70017-9     Document Type: Article

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